Joplin may not be a prominent city in the United States, but President Barack Obama made it clear Sunday that the government considers the tornado disaster as a ‘national tragedy’ that will be met with full support. President Obama watched the devastation left by the Joplin tornado as he flew over the city where he […]
Tornadoes and floods which have killed several people and damaged property in Missouri and southern U.S. states in recent weeks will have a lesser impact on the national economy, analysts believe. Although devastating on the local economy, the tornadoes that hit Alabama and Joplin, Missouri will not slow down their respective states’ economy according to […]
Patriot Act extension on some of the law’s key provisions is up for a vote in the U.S. Congress as lawmakers tiptoe the fine line between upholding privacy rights and meeting anti-terror goals. Wiretaps to spy on communication devices, access to business documents and surveillance of co-called “Lone Wolf” terror suspects were all meant to […]
Tripoli, Libya has been hit by at least 20 successive airstrikes by NATO aircraft on Tuesday, the heaviest aerial attack so far mounted against Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi’s stronghold. Col. Gadhafi’s compound in Tripoli, Libya was not directly targeted but areas close to it were hit and fire and smoke were seen shortly after the […]
Tropical storm Songda is likely to gather strength into a super typhoon as it headed for landfall in the eastern Philippines. Named by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) as “Chedeng” as it entered the Philippine area of responsibility, the tropical storm was spotted 540 kilometers east of Borongan, Samar island. Songda/Chedeng […]
End of the world predictions are nothing new but seemed especially worrisome in times of crisis – like right now. Christian preacher Harold Camping has been saying that the Rapture, a biblical event that triggers the end of the world, will actually happen this Saturday according to his interpretation of the Bible. Having “astounding proofs” […]
Higher education is getting costlier and that the expense may not be worth it, Americans said in a survey by the Pew Research Center. The Washington-based research firm asked 2,142 adults 18 years old and above, between March 15 and 29, what they thought about higher education in the United States. At least 75 percent […]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the chief of the International Monetary Fund and French presidential aspirant, was sent to Rikers Island jail in New York after being denied bail for a rape charge. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson agreed with prosecutors that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was a flight risk and should not be freed. They also pointed out […]
Nuclear plant safety has come under closer scrutiny after the damage done by the recent Japan earthquake to the Fukushima power plant. In the wake of the disaster, U.S. federal inspectors conducted an investigation and found out that the country’s nuclear plant safety situation has scored failing marks and that some plants are at risk […]
The cost of living as measured by the consumer price index climbed 0.4 percent last month as fuel and food costs continue to rise, the Labor Department reported today. Minus food and energy costs, the so-called core gauge inched higher by 0.2 percent. The rising cost of living may be tempered by an improved job […]
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